Structure 3102246 · Hamilton County, OH

Us42 over App-clay Wade Bailey

Carries Us42 over App-clay Wade Bailey, App-ohio River Bridge.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,420 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

1,420 ft end to end, longest span 154 ft: about 3.9 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a girder bridge.

Built197452 years old
Length1420.3 ft432.9 m
Daily traffic15,427counted 2015
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 12 months

Location

StateOhio
CountyHamilton
LocationApp-ohio River Bridge
CarriesUs42
CrossesApp-clay Wade Bailey
Coordinates39.09326, -84.51990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1420.3 ft (432.9 m)
Max Span153.9 ft (46.9 m)
Deck Width76.1 ft (23.2 m)
Deck Area10043.3 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1974

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,427 (2015)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number3102246

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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